Across space and time: A review of sampling, preservational, analytical, and anthropogenic biases in fossil data across macroecological scales
Quantitative studies of fossil data have proven critical to a number of major
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
Worms and gills, plates and spines: the evolutionary origins and incredible disparity of deuterostomes revealed by fossils, genes, and development
Deuterostomes are the major division of animal life which includes sea stars, acorn worms,
and humans, among a wide variety of ecologically and morphologically disparate taxa …
and humans, among a wide variety of ecologically and morphologically disparate taxa …
[HTML][HTML] A mid-Cambrian tunicate and the deep origin of the ascidiacean body plan
Tunicates are an evolutionarily significant subphylum of marine chordates, with their
phylogenetic position as the sister-group to Vertebrata making them key to unraveling our …
phylogenetic position as the sister-group to Vertebrata making them key to unraveling our …
Soft‐bodied fossils are not simply rotten carcasses–toward a holistic understanding of exceptional fossil preservation: exceptional fossil preservation is complex and …
Exceptionally preserved fossils are the product of complex interplays of biological and
geological processes including burial, autolysis and microbial decay, authigenic …
geological processes including burial, autolysis and microbial decay, authigenic …
The Burgess Shale paleocommunity with new insights from Marble Canyon, British Columbia
Abstract The middle (Wuliuan Stage) Cambrian Burgess Shale is famous for its exceptional
preservation of diverse and abundant soft-bodied animals through the “thick” Stephen …
preservation of diverse and abundant soft-bodied animals through the “thick” Stephen …
The nature of science: The fundamental role of natural history in ecology, evolution, conservation, and education
There is a contemporary trend in many major research institutions to de‐emphasize the
importance of natural history education in favor of theoretical, laboratory, or simulation …
importance of natural history education in favor of theoretical, laboratory, or simulation …
Comparative experimental taphonomy of eight marine arthropods indicates distinct differences in preservation potential
AA Klompmaker, RW Portell, MG Frick - Palaeontology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Global biodiversity patterns in deep time can only be understood fully when the relative
preservation potential of each clade is known. The relative preservation potential of marine …
preservation potential of each clade is known. The relative preservation potential of marine …
[HTML][HTML] Cambrian suspension-feeding tubicolous hemichordates
Background The combination of a meager fossil record of vermiform enteropneusts and their
disparity with the tubicolous pterobranchs renders early hemichordate evolution conjectural …
disparity with the tubicolous pterobranchs renders early hemichordate evolution conjectural …
The role of experiments in investigating the taphonomy of exceptional preservation
DEG Briggs, S McMahon - Palaeontology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the last 20 years, much taphonomic experimentation has focused on the interpretation of
exceptionally preserved fossils. Decay experiments have been used to interpret the features …
exceptionally preserved fossils. Decay experiments have been used to interpret the features …
[HTML][HTML] Preservation and phylogeny of Cambrian ecdysozoans tested by experimental decay of Priapulus
RS Sansom - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossil record provides unique insight into the early
evolutionary history of animals. Understanding of the mechanisms of exceptional soft tissue …
evolutionary history of animals. Understanding of the mechanisms of exceptional soft tissue …